Ever wondered what inspired the lyrics of a certain song? Spotify wants to bring the stories behind your favorite jams to light.

The music-streaming site has teamed up with crowdsourced music lyric annotation site Genius for "Behind the Lyrics," or playlists that feature "lyrical excerpts, fun facts, annotations, and stories" about certain songs, like Pop Up Video (look it up, kids) for the streaming age.

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For now, if you're curious about the meaning of Yo Gotti's "Down In the DM," just fire up Behind the Lyrics: Hip Hop on your iPhone via the Browse menu, play the song, and watch your screen. You'll learn that "Memphis rapper Yo Gotti flirts with women on social media via Direct Message (the DM)." Or, skip to "Crutches, Crosses, Caskets" and you'll find out that "Puff Daddy produced this looping beat" for artist Pusha T.

"Every word that I write means something to me," Pusha T said in a statement. "We've found a way to bring my fans a deeper listening experience and raise the bar for songwriters."

At this point, the feature only works on iPhones 5 and above. For more on Behind the Lyrics, check out the video below.

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